Vocabulary

What does 鰻 (うなぎ, unagi) mean?

鰻 (うなぎ, unagi) means eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica).

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Readingうなぎ
Romajiunagi
Part of speechnoun
うなぎ
unagi

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

  1. 1noun eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

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